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Joshua Brunsting
Criterion Reflections – Episode 32 – Jean-Pierre Melville’s Le cercle rouge
David, Trevor and William were born innocent, but it didn't last.
David Blakeslee
Joshua Reviews Gabriel Abrantes And Daniel Schmidt’s Diamantino [NYFF Review]
Opening this year's NYFF Projections lineup is one of 2018's great debuts, an uneven but transgressive satire with bite.
Joshua Reviews Gaston Solnicki’s Introduzione all’Oscuro [NYFF Review]
Gaston Solnicki returns with a moving look into the life of a legendary art film figure and a fallen friend.
Mondo and Black Dragon Press Unveil Prints for Tarkovsky’s The Sacrifice and The Mirror
The new Tarkovsky prints will be available on Tuesday, October 2nd at a random time.
Ryan Gallagher
Criterion Channel on FilmStruck Calendar: October 2018
From Dr. Strangelove to Diabolique, the Criterion Collection's FilmStruck Channel has you covered for October.
Criterion Now – Episode 69 – December 2018 Announcements, Tree of Life, LD Upgrades
Daisuke Beppu and Keith Enright join to talk some big topics, notably the extended version of Tree of Life.
Aaron West
Joshua Reviews Eva Vives’ All About Nina [Theatrical Review]
After a rocky opening act, All About Nina goes from heavy-handed look at a standup trying to make it in the business and becomes a nuanced portrait of a woman dealt a bad hand in life, trying to find a place in the...
Joshua Reviews Jonathan And Elan Bogarin’s 306 Hollywood [Theatrical Review]
This strange, profoundly moving look at a life lived and the objects left behind is a thrilling experiment in non-fiction filmmaking.
Joshua Reviews Daniel Petrie’s A Raisin In The Sun [Blu-ray Review]
This legendary screen adaptation of the groundbreaking Lorraine Hansberry play finally arrives on Criterion Collection DVD and Blu-ray, and is a solid, context-heavy dive into one of the most culturally significant...
Criterion Now – Episode 68 – A Conversation with Emma Tillman
Aaron is joined by Emma Elizabeth Tillman who is a writer, filmmaker, photographer, and has an MFA from UCLA.
Joshua Reviews Roger Michell’s Tea With The Dames [Theatrical Review]
This new documentary sees four of the great actresses of stage and screen in conversation, and is as witty as it is flatly made.
Scott Reviews Wash Westmoreland’s Colette [Theatrical Review]
Writer/director Wash Westmoreland has fiercely claimed his place among the smartest and most thoughtful of commercial filmmakers.
Scott Nye
Criterion Reflections – Episode 31 – Jaromil Jireš’s Valerie and Her Week of Wonders
David, Arik, Jordan and Trevor do their best to assimilate into the dreamscape of a 13 year old girl's journey through erotic surrealist realms.